CMS Open To ASPs For Radiopharmaceuticals; Congress Blocks Rate Cap
Executive Summary
CMS is willing to consider switching Medicare Part B payment for radiopharmaceuticals to the average sales price formula, the agency says in proposed rules to update Medicare's hospital outpatient prospective payment system for 2009
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